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05/07/2025

She’s back in the building!!!

27/06/2025

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The goal at The Starving Gypsy is to open your mind and expand your palette by throwing a bit of culture and a whole lot of fun into the mix.

Whether it learning new items for breakfast, experimenting with some sauces or planning out some date nights, we have you covered.

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Every week its a new adventure and you don't want to miss out!

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25/06/2025

To celebrate the , it’s only fitting to talk about the 1st class post-breakup (Ha! Metaphorically speaking that is).

Welcome to the “Cast Iron Circus”.
This one is for YOU.

Dedicated to all of you that I had the pleasure of creating for. Time to officially round out this chapter with some dishes that were upgraded, revamped and tailored from a time past.

No matter what, she will always be for the people and made stronger by the people. Everything else is secondary.

For those in the area, you could always come hang out and support some small businesses.

25/06/2025

To the 2nd most important man that taught me the gravity of food and community.
I have always tried to follow the philosophy that it is not just about the food, it is about the people and their lives. That love and light transferred to me is what I have always tried to put in every dish I have ever (and will continue) to create.

Food is a connector.

It is a reminder of the past. It informs the present and it helps shift the future.
As someone who knows how hard it is to give yourself fully to a craft that does not always love you back, the spirit is carried throughout and hopefully, through me, you guys can feel this.

Happy Bourdain Day! We miss you Tony.

“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody.
Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”

04/06/2025

I recall my early days in this industry in brief moments. Mostly because I have spent a good deal erasing certain memories when I can. If not, the recollection would be a trauma dump of sorts.

Do you want to talk about when I moved to Chicago in the middle of one of this country’s mini recessions just to work for a chef I admired and got my heart broken? I met one of my best friends to this date (she knows who she is) and a couple of great humans that I still talk to, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t hard.

There was no space for me to feel that though so I moved along….

From restaurant to restaurant trying to find someone to actually put faith in me. It didn’t happen. Or at least not out loud.

That has been something that has followed me. I’ve never really felt appreciated in spaces that I have inhabited and people would never tell me how much of an impact I made until after or on my way out. It shouldn’t matter but it spots where the opposition was so heavy, a little more defense would have been nice.

It changed how I worked professionally and I let that change how I treated myself personally. The years of unpacking those experiences led to.

The one that never left was my need to prove I belonged in these rooms. When there wasn’t anything that needed to be defined. I belonged there because I landed there. I wish I could have seen this is so many spaces before I let them suffocate me.

It was never about me. It was about how I made other people feel and the inadequacy that created…..for all of us.

02/06/2025

It’s about that time again. Kicking off on June 21st is the Cancer season meshed with Summer Season “What The Summer??” menu. There are some normal hitters in the building but also some new faces to the party since I felt like this menu needed a rewrite. The favorites “Once Upon A Maui” - the Hawaiian and “I’m On A Boat” - the Super Yacht inspired menus will kick back into rotation as well. Not to mention our usual All Season Menus (Brunch Business, Cobblestone To Madame Johns, Tex-Mex, etc.) are still going. I’m on the fence with writing a Satchel & Bar (tapas) menus for specifically the Summer but we’ll see where the inspiration leads me.

You know the drill.
We go wherever you want us to go.

In the meantime, there’s cookbooks and things….as well as our online cooking class subscription service to get into all of it.

www.thestarvinggypsy.com

30/05/2025

PLEASE FORGET THIS DEVICE: I was trying to connect to my unnecessary fancy floral headset while on a walk earlier today and the phone BT was having the hardest time recalling what it actually needed to hook up to. I was stuck in a spiral trying to search for my work speakers of the past. Guess I’m not the only one processing the “come down” from tour. I ended up at a cooking class tonight at the neighborhood kitchen store that I have frequented and even taught at (More coming soon). The hugs, the happy to see you, the welcome home was everything after coming out of a cocoon of self hatred that was brought on by the insecurities of others. Having to work underneath that every day was……just ALOT. But I didn’t have to feel that tonight. I didn’t have to believe that tonight….because it seeped back in that it was never the truth and that I had just been bamboozled……as most decepticons go. So many of you have seen this before- my deaths & resurrections.
It’s exhausting to begin, but I don’t know how to quit….despite the madness so here we go again.

“Take me back to the table. I want to do things differently.”

Life has been on Saturn lately because I’m remembering what has been buried…..and forgetting some devices is more necessary than a full blown scrub. ☀️

25/05/2025

Services….

23/05/2025

Just another day……

16/05/2025

How this food game goes down jn my mind…..

04/05/2025

Dear Daddy, It has been 4 years since you been gone and time surely does fly. I want to say I’m making you proud. I’ve had some missteps along the way but definitely from last year to this year, I tried to make good on taking care of me. I’m not sure what is next from here but something in the universe tells me that I’m ready. I miss you every day but I’m the woman i am because of you.

29/04/2025

There are some people I’m really going to miss.

17/04/2025

Michelin #4 - Fifty Seconds with Chef Rui Monteiro. I told myself there was no way I could make it through 14 portions but after looking at the menu, I had to go for it. When it came to wine, I went for the 2nd pairing because it had some very specific wines from Porto (that I was recently introduced to) that I wanted to try again. This restaurant is now my winner solely because of the chef himself. He was personable, inviting and the blend of his background with traditional aspects of Portugal was spellbinding. Now to mention the view…..the view, the view.

02/01/2025

Well, London is kicking off to an awesome start. 💜🥳

03/12/2024

Hot Chocolate ☕️, Red Wine 🍷, Both….who knows? 🤷🏾‍♀️

29/11/2024

Random find by the river. 👀

26/11/2024

My favorite 🤩

11/11/2024

Refocusing….

02/09/2024

Art Imitates Life. Welcome Back Demeatrie. The open road has missed you. 💜

05/07/2024

I got gifts from Greece 🇬🇷 to play with. Thanks

03/07/2024

The beginning of this Maine blueberry cinnamon roll dough.

28/06/2024

Alright, alright….the secret’s out. 🙊😉

08/06/2024

It’s Farmers Market Saturday and today I found not only extra things that I wasn’t intending on buying for Thursday’s class but a vinyl shop, store of oddities and a rad antique place. Next weekend, I need to be better prepared.

27/05/2024

Goooooood Morning!

This is the beginning. Beginning of what? Who really knows....But I figured we could go ahead and kickoff this food game business so you can meet me, and I c...

21/05/2024

Per the usual, come hang out!!!

We're traversing through many countries in Asia and things that are part of the journey.

Upcoming classes:
⚫️ May 28th - Asian Class "The Night Market" w/ Special Guest Chef Demeatrie 👨‍🍳
⚫️ June's calendar coming soon.

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Join us at Cane River Kitchenware for our upcoming cooking classes! Learn new culinary skills, taste delicious dishes, and explore the world of flavors in a fun and interactive environment. From beginner to advanced, our classes are designed for all levels. Let us help you spice up your cooking routine! 🌶️

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